doobietoo Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 So now my five posts are done i can start spamming the site with an unbuild thread... first let me give you an insight into my car history. I have been driving autoshite since the 70's and have owned about 100 cars at the rate of 2 or 3 a year all of which have cost less than £1000 and most between £50 and £200 so now i am now officially old but still drive and build rubbish cars. My daily is a Renner Safrane of 1998 2.5 variety. This is auto comfy moderately quick and supremely boring. It has also been utterly reliable and passed it mot first time. It can eat up the motorway miles on cruise and even return over 30mpg at normal motorway speeds . So i use it almost exclusively for the 8 mile backroads commute to work 4 days a week. Mrs Doobietoo has a Toyota yaris in silver which has at least one dent on each panel as befits her status as a female of the species and has iffy steering and no sound insulation so is uncomfortable at any speed... This is the car we use for motorway journeys as it does 50 to the gallon. In the garage i have a 1964 Austin 1100 which is my project car bought for a very reasonable £170 on fleabay. So far i have removed all four doors, the bonnet, the boot and thrown them away also removed is what was left of the interior and i am busy taking off the few remaining bits. Fortunately it came with the engine and gearbox already removed so i didnt have to remove them....so no building there Once i have removed everything i will sort the rust and put it all together again hopefully..... Originally i was planning to fit a Rover KV6 engine but have realised it isnt going to fit so i have decided on a 1.4 K series engine with added turbo stupidity as i want a reliable engine ... So if anyone has or knows of a 95 or earlier wet liner DOHC rover 214 or 414 with a bit of MOT on it for sensible money give me a shout... anyway no thread is complete without pics so here are a few.... Saffy.... Austin.... As you can see this work is taking place in my shite garage which is full of shite up to the rafters and really isnt big enough but is better than lying on rough tarmac with water dripping into your eyes from an oily engine....which i have endured for the last 30 years....Oh the luxury..... Sigmund Fraud, trigger, phil_lihp and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimothyClaypole Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Is that Vin Diesel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doobietoo Posted October 21, 2014 Author Share Posted October 21, 2014 Is that Vin Diesel? Nope Vin de table .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
They_all_do_that_sir Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 I really like that safrane - it looks seriously clean. A friend's dad had one when I was a kid, he worked for the local renault dealer. My dad had a lowly mk1 renault 19 so I was slightly jealous of the luxury* on offer here doobietoo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 me likey big frog car *edit*just found out these use a svm engine- how much better does it get than the angry pigeon engine note! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 youre mad youve took on a ticking time bomb money pit.... oh and an austin welcome to autoshite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethj Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Welcome, and you're crackers. Welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Safrane with big engine. Wonderful. Welcome to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Enter the ADO16 picture with Astra into calendar thread. Win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Excellent, just excellent. Love an early ADO16, and a big Renault with electronics marks you out as a hero. Welcome - make yourself comfy*. *Or comfortable, if you're Barefoot. doobietoo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Love your Austin 1100, although itll have to be rebadged Austin 1400 when you convert it!Im not a fan of the K series myself but itll be an interesting conversion and definatly make it a bit quicker. Has anyone done one before I wonder? I know its fairly common on MG Midgets etc but dont think ive ever heard of it done to one of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doobietoo Posted October 22, 2014 Author Share Posted October 22, 2014 I come from a long line of shite car drivers my dad bought 3 new cars in his life a 1700 marina on which the only good thing was the rectangular spot li Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doobietoo Posted October 22, 2014 Author Share Posted October 22, 2014 Bloody phone will try later on a computer with proper keys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Love that Billy Blundered and once its MOTd that numberplate must be worth a fortune to panellists on Whose Line Is It Anyway.... drum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Welcome along, I love the Renault, they are lovely things to waft about in. That should be the Volvo engined model too so it;'s pretty reliable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Enter the ADO16 picture with Renault barge into calendar thread. Win. E.F.A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SambaS Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 1.4 K series engine / i want a reliable engine ... Mind blown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doobietoo Posted October 22, 2014 Author Share Posted October 22, 2014 Welcome along, I love the Renault, they are lovely things to waft about in. That should be the Volvo engined model too so it;'s pretty reliable. It seems that way but i dont like to tempt fate... Anyway where was i ...oh yes my Dads cars... I come from a long line of shite car drivers my dad bought 3 new cars in his life a 1700 marina of which the only good thing was the rectangular spot lights in the grill which came on with the main beam they were halogen and after crappy standard lights it was like driving in daylight, anyway i pissed on his pride in buying a new car by driving into it a couple of days afterwards in my Austin A40 damage to the A40 was a dented bumper damage to dads car £300 which in 1979 was A LOT. I seem to remember it was in the ever popular champagne gold colour. He followed this with his second new car a Lada riva 1200 in an awful cream colour with dark brown seats and as if that wasn't bad enough he followed it with a Hyundai Accent in dark green. So as you can see owning Shite runs in the family.... Steviemillar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiperCub Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Love your Austin 1100, although itll have to be rebadged Austin 1400 when you convert it!Im not a fan of the K series myself but itll be an interesting conversion and definatly make it a bit quicker. Has anyone done one before I wonder? I know its fairly common on MG Midgets etc but dont think ive ever heard of it done to one of these. Oh my lord, don't suggest that, he'll be pursued and berated by the anoraks who will insist he uses original crossply tyres on it!! danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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